Americans consume some 16 billion quarts of this whole grain, good-for-you treat. That’s 52 quarts per man, woman, and child.
The peak period for popcorn sales for home consumption is in the fall.
How high can popcorn kernels pop? Up to 3 feet in the air.
If you made a trail of popcorn from New York City to Los Angeles, you would need more than 352,028,160 popped kernels!
Compared to most snack foods, popcorn is low in calories. Air-popped popcorn has only 31 calories per cup. Oil-popped is only 55 per cup.

Carmel Popcorn with a Trail Mix Twist

INGREDIENTS
5 cups popped popcorn
3 cups whole grain oat cereal
1/3 cup raisins
1/3 cup peanuts (or other nuts)
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter or margarine
6 tbsp. brown sugar
2 tbsp. light corn syrup

1. Stir together popcorn, cereal, raisins and nuts in large microwavable bowl; set aside.
2. Combine butter, brown sugar and corn syrup in small saucepan.
3. Heat until boiling; cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Pour over popcorn mixture, stirring to coat evenly.
5. Microwave 3-4 minutes, stirring and scraping bowl after each minute.
Spread onto greased cookie sheet; cool.
7.  Break into pieces and store in airtight container.

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